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"We often wake up to find food, urine, sick and condoms in the doorways of shops. The amount of cars in the street after hours has also become unbelievable and I have constantly reported it to the police and the council.

"At weekends there are large groups of kids trying to gain access to pubs. An off-licence on the street will only add more issues to the already stretched resources in the town."

Jason Smith has lodged an objection on behalf of the Mosaic shop, on Sheepmarket.

Sheep Market in Leek (Image: StokeonTrentLive)

He said: "Sheepmarket has a massive problem with large groups of underage youths drinking and trying to gain entry to the public houses.

"The area is already not a suitable environment for them and with the possibility and temptation of locally accessible alcohol it could become a magnet.

"Drinkers are regularly sick and urinate in doorways in Sheepmarket. Access to alcohol at a cheaper cost than the pubs for 19 hours could accelerate the problem with abusers drinking in the streets at all times of day and night.